Launched in 2006, the Georgia Work Ready initiative seeks to improve the job training and marketability of Georgia's workforce and drive the state's economic growth. Georgia Work Ready is a partnership between the state and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. Comprised of three components, Georgia's initiative focuses on job profiling, skills assessment, and education/training. To become a Work Ready Community in Georgia, counties must demonstrate a commitment to improving the high school graduation rate as well as produce a specified number of Work Ready Certificates from the available workforce pool. This article describes how Bartow District became a Work Ready community in 18 months by improving high school graduation rates, assessing work readiness skills, and providing job training.